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This document provides instructions for an assignment for a logistics and supply chain management course. The assignment code is MMPO-005/TMA/JULY/2022 and covers all course blocks. Students must attempt all five questions provided, which cover topics like physical distribution management, the impact of information technology on supply chains, the importance and challenges of benchmarking, how computing and the internet have revolutionized healthcare, and how reverse logistics relates to closed-loop supply chains. Submissions are due October 31, 2022 for the July 2022 session or April 30, 2023 for the January 2023 session.

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MMPO

This document provides instructions for an assignment for a logistics and supply chain management course. The assignment code is MMPO-005/TMA/JULY/2022 and covers all course blocks. Students must attempt all five questions provided, which cover topics like physical distribution management, the impact of information technology on supply chains, the importance and challenges of benchmarking, how computing and the internet have revolutionized healthcare, and how reverse logistics relates to closed-loop supply chains. Submissions are due October 31, 2022 for the July 2022 session or April 30, 2023 for the January 2023 session.

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ASSIGNMENT

Course Code : MMPO-005


Course Title : Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Assignment Code : MMPO-005/TMA/JULY/2022


Coverage : All Blocks

Note: Attempt all the questions and submit to the Coordinator of your study centre. Last date of
submission for July 2022 session is 31st October, 2022 and for January 2023 session is 30th
April, 2023.
1. “Physical distribution management (PDM) is a critical area of overall supply chain

management”. Comment on the statement. Also, explain the various components of physical

distribution management.

2. “Technology advancements in electronic data interchange (EDI), the Internet, and the World

Wide Web (WWW) have led to the rise of SC design and management as prominent

operational paradigms”. Explain, in view of the statement, the impact of information

technology on supply chain management (SCM).

3. “Benchmarking provides the basis for meeting and exceeding stakeholder expectations”.

Explain the importance of benchmarking and what are the challenges faced while

implementing the benchmarking.

4. “The healthcare industry is revolutionized by the use of the power of computing and the

Internet”. Comment on the statement.

5. Comment on the statement: - “Reverse logistics is a part of the closed-loop supply chain”.

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